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obeisance

noun
🔊/əʊˈbeɪsns/
🔊/əʊˈbiːsns/
(formal)
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  1. [uncountable] respect for somebody/something; the quality of being willing to obey somebody景仰；尊敬；忠顺；顺从
    • to make/pay obeisance to somebody向某人表示敬意
    • The general commands absolute obeisance.常规命令绝对服从。
  2. [countable] the act of bending your head or the upper part of your body in order to show respect for somebody/something鞠躬示敬；颔首行礼
    • to make a deep/low obeisance进行深度/低度服从
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘obedience’): from Old French obeissance, from obeissant ‘obeying’, present participle of obeir.